Red Team Jobs in England

Red Teaming
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Red Team skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Red Team over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 610 791 1051
Rank change year-on-year +181 +260 -216
Permanent jobs citing Red Team 258 110 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.28% 0.13% 0.098%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.14% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 73 60 62
10th Percentile £45,750 £46,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £53,438 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,250 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year +11.52% -5.61% +9.62%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,750 £84,688
90th Percentile - £98,000 £104,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Red Team is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Red Team
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Red Team as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Red Team in England.

Salary trend for Red Team in England

Red Team
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Team in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Red Team in England

Red Team
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Team within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +132 150 £65,750 +14.35% 5
London +108 63 £75,000 -1.32% 14
West Midlands +8 26 - - 1
Midlands +7 26 - - 2
South West -22 9 £62,500 +26.90% 1
North of England +31 8 £50,000 -21.26% 3
North West -5 5 £50,000 -19.03% 2
Yorkshire +62 3 - - 1
Red Team
UK

Red Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (1.16%) Azure
1 3 (1.16%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 36 (13.95%) Network Security
2 9 (3.49%) Wireless
3 4 (1.55%) HTTP
3 4 (1.55%) SMTP
3 4 (1.55%) SSL
4 3 (1.16%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.78%) Firewall
5 2 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.39%) Internet
6 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.39%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 39 (15.12%) Metasploit
2 36 (13.95%) Burp Suite
General
1 161 (62.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 41 (15.89%) Social Skills
3 33 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.65%) Games
5 11 (4.26%) Finance
6 8 (3.10%) Law
6 8 (3.10%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.33%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.94%) Legal
9 4 (1.55%) Marketing
10 2 (0.78%) Retail
11 1 (0.39%) Banking
11 1 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (47.29%) Data Scientist
2 54 (20.93%) Penetration Tester
2 54 (20.93%) Tester
3 38 (14.73%) Data Engineer
4 27 (10.47%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 17 (6.59%) Senior
7 15 (5.81%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.65%) Computer Scientist
8 12 (4.65%) Research Scientist
9 10 (3.88%) Lead
9 10 (3.88%) Research Engineer
9 10 (3.88%) Security Assurance Manager
10 9 (3.49%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 8 (3.10%) Senior Penetration Tester
11 8 (3.10%) Senior Tester
12 7 (2.71%) Consultant
13 6 (2.33%) Security Consultant
14 5 (1.94%) Operations Manager
14 5 (1.94%) Security Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 122 (47.29%) Algorithms
2 16 (6.20%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (5.43%) Operational Technology
4 13 (5.04%) Cyberattack
4 13 (5.04%) Mobile App
5 9 (3.49%) SCADA
6 8 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.71%) IoT
8 5 (1.94%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.55%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (0.78%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.78%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.78%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.39%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.39%) Cybercrime
12 1 (0.39%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 36 (13.95%) Kali Linux
2 29 (11.24%) Linux
3 2 (0.78%) Android
3 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.78%) Windows
4 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (89.15%) Cybersecurity
2 194 (75.19%) Problem-Solving
3 173 (67.05%) Mentoring
4 164 (63.57%) Computer Science
5 163 (63.18%) Data Science
6 160 (62.02%) Coaching
7 124 (48.06%) Mathematics
8 122 (47.29%) Data Analysis
8 122 (47.29%) Decision-Making
8 122 (47.29%) Digital Forensics
8 122 (47.29%) Statistical Modelling
9 82 (31.78%) Penetration Testing
10 42 (16.28%) Security Testing
11 40 (15.50%) Analytics
11 40 (15.50%) Application Security
12 38 (14.73%) Data Engineering
12 38 (14.73%) Data Modelling
13 37 (14.34%) Information Security
13 37 (14.34%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 30 (11.63%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.94%) Python
2 3 (1.16%) Java
2 3 (1.16%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.78%) Bash
4 1 (0.39%) C#
4 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 204 (79.07%) Degree
2 30 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (11.24%) CREST Certified
4 22 (8.53%) OSCP
5 18 (6.98%) GIAC
6 12 (4.65%) CISSP
7 11 (4.26%) GPEN
8 10 (3.88%) Security Cleared
9 9 (3.49%) CISM
9 9 (3.49%) OSCE
10 8 (3.10%) SC Cleared
11 4 (1.55%) CEH
11 4 (1.55%) CHECK Team Leader
11 4 (1.55%) CHECK Team Member
12 3 (1.16%) CCSAS
12 3 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.78%) CASP
13 2 (0.78%) Cyber Scheme
13 2 (0.78%) GCIH
13 2 (0.78%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.73%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.88%) GRC
3 8 (3.10%) GDPR
4 6 (2.33%) NIST
4 6 (2.33%) NIST 800
5 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.78%) NCSC
6 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (1.94%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (6.20%) Nessus
2 9 (3.49%) QRadar
3 8 (3.10%) Nmap
4 6 (2.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 16 (6.20%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.04%) Qualys
3 9 (3.49%) Darktrace
4 1 (0.39%) Intel
4 1 (0.39%) Red Hat